Warm Thoughts for the Holidays

Gratitude opens the heart.

Among friends there are no good-byes.

We cannot always do great things in life, but we can do small things with great love.

The organs weep the tears the eyes refuse to shed.

The important thing is this; To be ready to sacrifice what you are for what you could become.

A ship is safe in harbor - but that's not what ships are for.

What is to give light must endure burning.

Our prayers are always answered - it's just that God sometimes says no.

That you should find your happiness.

Dreams are where your realities are exchanged for infinite possibilities.

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

We may give without loving, but we cannot love without giving.

Faults are thick when love is thin.

When all is said and done - More is said than done.

Who Am I...

Your best friend or greatest enemy, I am your greatest companion. I am your greatest helper or your heaviest burden. I will push you onwards or drag you down to failure. I am completely at your command.

Half the things you do, you might as well turn over to me and I'll do them quickly and correctly. I'm easily managed, but you must be firm with me. Show me exactly how you want something done and, after a few lessons, I'll do it automatically. I'm the servant of all great men and, alas, of all failures as well.

Those who are great, I have made great. Those who are failures, I have made failures. I work with the precision of a scientist and the passion of a patriot. You many run me for profit or run me for ruin; it makes no difference to me. Take me, train me, be firm with me and I will put the world at your feet. But be easy with me and I'll destroy you.

Who am I?





This is to remind us that good habits elevate us, and bad habits bring us down. The trick is to know which is which, and for us to control them, not let them control us. On this New Years Day, it is time to review our habits, and to be honest with ourselves. Which of our habits are good, which need to be adjusted, and which are outright harmful. Knowing this is half the battle of moving forward. So let’s all start the process of evaluating our habits, and each day making progress towards serious personal growth. Then, we will have a truly "HAPPY" New Year.

MayAnne wishes all LYN forumers a BLESSED NEW YEAR!

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Be HUMBLE, if thou would'st attain to WISDOM. Be HUMBLE still, when WISDOM thou hast mastered.
~ Helena Petrova Blavatsky ~

What is The Price of a Miracle?

Tess went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly jar from its hiding place in the closet. She poured all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. She then slipped out the back door and made her way to the local drug store.

She waited patiently for the pharmacist to give her some attention but he was too busy at this moment. Tess twisted her feet to make a scuffing noise. Nothing. She cleared her throat with the most disgusting sound she could muster. No good. Finally she took a quarter from her jar and banged it on the glass counter. That did it!

"And what do you want?" the pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. "I'm talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven't seen in ages," he said without waiting for a reply to his question. "Well, I want to talk to you about my brother," Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. "He's really, really sick...and I want to buy a miracle." "I beg your pardon?" said the pharmacist. "His name is Andrew and he has something bad growing inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?"

"We don't sell miracles here, little girl. I'm sorry but I can't help you," the pharmacist said, softening a little. "Listen, I have the money ! to pay for it. If it isn't enough, I will get the rest. Just tell me how much it costs." The pharmacist's brother was a well dressed man. He stooped down and asked the little girl, "What kind of a miracle does your brother need?"

"I don't know," Tess replied with her eyes welling up. "I just know he's really sick and Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can't pay for it, so I want to use my money". "How much do you have?" asked the man from Chicago. "One dollar and eleven cents," Tess answered barely audibly. "And it's all the money I have, but I can get some more if I need to."

"Well, what a coincidence," smiled the man. "A dollar and eleven cents - the exact price of a miracle for little brothers."

He took her money in one hand and with the other hand he grasped her mitten and said, "Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let's see if I have the kind of miracle you need." That well dressed man was a surgeon, specializing in neuro-surgery. The operation was completed without charge and it wasn't long until Andrew was home again and doing well. Mom and Dad were happily talking about the chain of events that had led them to this place. "That surgery," her Mom whispered, "was a real miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost?

Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost...one dollar and eleven cents...plus the faith of a little child. A miracle is not the suspension of natural law, but the operation of a higher law...


This is to remind us that miracles happen every day, to each one of us. We just have to keep our eyes open and press on because, who knows, we may just be at the brink of a miracle!

From another LYN forumer...
When you fall down...

Thank you guys... for all the inspirational stories etc. Keep it up! This thread is not only to help others who need some care and comfort... it is also for our own well-being. Thanks again...

I have learned that the best time to know yourself is when you're faced with a great trial... when you choose to stand tall, keep going and take your trial as just a situation and nothing more.

I have learned that the most painful thing that can happen to you is to be betrayed by someone you trusted most... yet the sweetest feeling is to know that you can accept it, can forgive it and can live through it. Even more so... to keep hoping and start working at your next steps as if nothing painful really happened.

I have learned that no one else is capable or responsible of making me happy... and that I have to help myself by planning how to achieve my dreams and work at it one day at a time and not lose my vision.

I have learned that "NO" may just be the right answer... that the world will not crumble if I say "No" to someone's wish that will take the time that I do not have or resources that I can not give. Learning the power to say, "No" or "Not today," or "Sorry, I can't, I am busy," gives me the chance to focus on what really matters to me and avoid people who are unnecessarily dependent on me.